This Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) governs access to and use of the College of Education Digital Archive and Repository (CEDAR), the institutional repository of the College of Education at the University of Santo Tomas. CEDAR exists to preserve, provide access to, and promote the scholarly and institutional outputs of the UST College of Education community.

By accessing CEDAR, all users agree to abide by the terms set forth in this policy. Unauthorized or inappropriate use may result in restriction or termination of access.

CEDAR is accessible to:

• Students, faculty, and staff of the University of Santo Tomas
• Researchers and members of the public conducting academic or scholarly inquiry
• Institutional partners, affiliated organizations, and external libraries

Administrative access — including submission, metadata management, and record moderation — is restricted to College of Education Library personnel and other authorized repository staff only.

Users may access CEDAR for the following purposes:

• Academic research, learning, teaching, and scholarly inquiry
• Citing and referencing repository works in scholarly output, with proper attribution to the authors and to CEDAR as the source
• Downloading individual open-access items for personal, non-commercial academic use in compliance with the item's stated license or rights statement
• Browsing, searching, and discovering records within the repository
• Submitting formal requests for access to embargoed or restricted content through the proper channels

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Reproducing, distributing, republishing, or selling repository content for commercial purposes without written permission from the rights holder
• Systematic, automated, or bulk downloading of repository content (web scraping, harvesting scripts, or similar methods) without prior written authorization
• Using repository content in ways that infringe the intellectual property rights of authors, advisers, or the University
• Removing, altering, or obscuring any copyright notices, rights statements, or metadata attribution in downloaded materials
• Submitting false, inaccurate, fraudulent, or plagiarized content through the repository submission workflow
• Attempting to gain unauthorized access to the administrative system, restricted records, or embargoed full-text files
• Interfering with or degrading the availability, performance, or security of the CEDAR platform
• Misrepresenting the source or provenance of repository content in any publication or communication

Copyright in repository content remains with the author(s) or rights holders unless rights have been assigned by separate agreement. By depositing work in CEDAR, authors grant the University of Santo Tomas a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to preserve, display, and disseminate the work under the approved access terms.

Items in CEDAR may be made available under Creative Commons licenses, institution-specific access terms, embargoes, or all-rights-reserved conditions. Users must comply with the rights statement and license displayed on each item record. In the absence of an explicit open license, reuse beyond fair use requires permission from the rights holder.

CEDAR metadata records are maintained to support academic discovery and citation. Reuse of metadata must preserve attribution and must not misrepresent the repository record or the identity of the original authors.

Authorized submitters are responsible for ensuring that:

• Submitted content is the final, approved version authorized for institutional repository deposit
• All required metadata — including authorship, abstract, department, adviser, and access terms — is accurate and complete
• Submitted files do not contain unnecessary personal data, sensitive information, or third-party content used without permission
• Content complies with the College of Education's ETS Submission Guidelines and Institutional Repository Policy

Content found to be in violation of submission standards may be flagged, restricted, or removed without prior notice, pending review by repository administrators.

Use of CEDAR — including search activity, page visits, and download events — may be logged for security, analytics, and service improvement purposes in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012. Repository staff are expected to avoid exposing unnecessary personal information through public-facing interfaces. For full details on how CEDAR handles personal data, see the Privacy Policy.

Violations of this Acceptable Use Policy may result in:

• Temporary or permanent suspension of access to CEDAR
• Removal or restriction of submitted content
• Referral to University disciplinary procedures under the UST Student Handbook or applicable personnel policies
• Referral to legal authorities where violations involve unlawful conduct

The College of Education Library reserves the right to modify access privileges and enforce this policy at its discretion.

For questions regarding this policy or to report a violation, please contact:

College of Education Library

University of Santo Tomas

Espana Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines